Recall group targeting Senate President Leroy Garcia needed 13,506 signatures. They turned in 4.

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Recall group targeting Senate President Leroy Garcia needed 13,506 signatures. They turned in 4.

Marianne Goodland, Colorado Politics

The last of five efforts to recall Colorado state lawmakers came to an end in bizarre fashion.

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Denver summit explores 'Gaining Ground in the Black Community'

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Denver summit explores 'Gaining Ground in the Black Community'

Michael Karlik, Colorado Politics
Updated Oct 18, 2019
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Gov. Jared Polis and other business and public sector leaders plan to attend the Gaining Ground in the Black Community Summit, a four-day event that started Thursday to celebrate, empower and explore topics pertinent to the African-American community.

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COLORADO ROUNDUP | Mine waste discolors river that saw 2015 Gold King spill; Scout councils to merge amid gay inclusion cause

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Bennet calls on Pentagon to address National Guard suicides

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Donations to Polis campaign committee to fight recalls didn't go to anti-recall groups, filing shows

Donations to Polis campaign committee to fight recalls didn't go to anti-recall groups, filing shows

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ELECTION 2019: Colorado voters to decide ballot questions, elect local officials

Some salaried staffers at the Colorado General Assembly are paid extra by political committees

Some salaried staffers at the Colorado General Assembly are paid extra by political committees

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COPO Calendar | Oct. 14-20

COPO Calendar | Oct. 14-20

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Oct 14, 2019

CoPo's weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado.

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Colorado Editorials

The Aurora Daily Sentinel: Aurora needs Montgomery, Wheeler, Lawson, Coombs, Marcano and Lindstrom for mayor and city council

Oct 16, 2019

Aurora has become a large and complex city, boasting a growing list of achievements and triumphs — as well as a catal…

The Pueblo Chieftain: Our picks for school board

Oct 16, 2019

If you’ve been thinking that there need to be some new faces on the Pueblo School District 60 board of education, the…

The Colorado Springs Gazette: After their sixth debate, Democrats lack vision

Oct 16, 2019

The most crowded debate in the modern history of American presidential politics probably caused more confusion than c…

The Pueblo Chieftain: Our picks for council races

Oct 15, 2019

We believe that the Pueblo City Council, like many organizations, can benefit from a mixture of youth and experience.…

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Yes on CC

Updated Oct 18, 2019

Much is being made of the fact that Proposition CC "forever" does away with revenue caps imposed by the Taxpayer's Bi…

The Colorado Springs Gazette: Environmentalists embarrass themselves at Denver protest

Oct 15, 2019

Teen global warming celebrity Greta Thunberg seemed rational and mature during the Climate Strike in Denver on Friday…

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IN RESPONSE | Colorado will not truly be wild until we can hear the call of the wolf

Oct 18, 2019

Regarding former Colorado Department of Natural Resources chief Greg Walcher’s opposition to wolf reintroduction (“Ex…

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OPINION | What, exactly, did the Founders have in mind for the Electoral College?

Updated Oct 18, 2019

Hal Bidlack: "If the Electoral College were abolished, the GOP would be hard pressed to ever win the presidency again."

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FEEDBACK | Syria vote revealed the hypocrisy of our D.C. delegation

Oct 18, 2019

Re: "All Colorado U.S. house members vote against Trump on Turkey's intrusion into Syria," Oct. 16: